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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Elton John Urges Britons on Safe SexJune 12, 2003 This article is part of TheBody.com's archive. Because it contains information that may no longer be accurate, this article should only be considered a historical document. Sir Elton John warned young people Wednesday that they would
be "throwing their lives away" if they ignored new government
figures showing a sharp increase in STDs in Britain. Last year,
the number of new AIDS patients doubled compared to the previous
year in Britain. The number of cases of gonorrhea, syphilis and
chlamydia also increased sharply, according to government
figures. "All I can say to people, especially young people, is
get tested and have safe sex because with the way the disease is
spreading at such an alarming rate, along with other sexual
diseases, people are throwing their lives away and that is such a
tragic thing," he said in London at the opening of a memorial
garden. "We've come so far with the treatment of AIDS and HIV,
and for people to be scared and not get tested, and to have
unsafe sex is throwing us all back to square one," he said.
Back to other CDC news for June 12, 2003 This article is part of TheBody.com's archive. Because it contains information that may no longer be accurate, this article should only be considered a historical document. Associated Press 06.11.03 This article was provided by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is a part of the publication CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update. |
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